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Fireworks require a long exposure. In this case, the photographer shifted focus while the camera was capturing the fireworks. For this reason, the shape has points from the time the image was in focus it widens as the image was pulled out of focus. It is easiest to start with the image in focus and then defocus as time passes, rather than the other way ...

I borrowed your image to try it in Image View plus more 3, which I made myself so I know all the underlying algorithms. I think this is pretty close, albeit the colours may be a bit different (my weakness as I am colour deficient). What I did was: Local contrast enhancement. Adobe calls this "clarity". It is similar to the unsharp mask with a very ...